December 26, 2012

Art and Theater Listings

Classical music, theater, auditions, art museums and galleries

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"Bringing in the Nets" from the Portland Museum of Art's exhibit, "Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine."

Courtesy of Portland Museum of Art

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: "Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan," paintings, and "Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Benson's North Haven," paintings, through Sunday; "Recent Acquisitions," newly acquired work by Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Rockwell Kent, Marguerite and William Zorach, Elaine de Kooning, Andrew and N.C. Wyeth, and more, through March 10; "Andrew Wyeth: Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Sketches," through April 7. farnsworthmuseum.org

Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: "Indians and Rusticators" and "Transcending Traditions: The Next Generation and Maine Indian Basketry," through Saturday; "N'tolonapemk: Our Relatives' Place," archeological exhibits and stories of the Passamaquoddy, through October. abbemuseum.org

Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport: "Keeping Warm," 19th-century quilts, 19th- and early 20th-century winter clothing, toys, sports equipment and historic photos of Maine in winter, through Feb. 24. 548-2529.

University of Maine (Museum of Art), Bangor: Alan Bray, "At the Edges," paintings; Mayumi Sarai, "Ring Cycle," carved wooden sculptures; and Susan Jane Belton, "What's Yours," oil on panel portraits; through Jan. 5. umma.umaine.edu

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

Art Walk, downtown Biddeford. Free. biddefordartwalk.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Karen Luse: "Out in the Open: Pastels, Paintings and Prints," Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth. thomasmemoriallibrary.org. Opens Wednesday. Through Jan. 30.

CONTINUING

Portland Public Library: "Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey," original illustrations, preparatory sketches, unpublished drawings and ephemera, through Saturday; "The Sea Within Us: Iconically Maritime in Fashion and Design," presented by Maine Maritime Museum, through June 14. portlandlibrary.com

University of Southern Maine Osher Map Library, Portland: "Iconic America: The U.S. Outline as National Symbol," through Feb. 28. usm.maine.edu/maps

Rose Contemporary, Portland: Southern Maine Community College senior exhibit, through Monday. rosecontemporary.com

Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland: Michael Milicia, "The Exquisite Bird 2," photographs of birds, through Monday. 773-6011.

Coleman Burke Gallery at Port City Music Hall, Portland: Zachary Field, "Elemental Equanimity," art installation, through Jan. 4. colemanburke.com

Gleason Fine Art, Portland: "Eye Catchers," annual holiday show, through Saturday. 699-5599.

Constellation Gallery, Portland: "The Art for the Holidays: Gifts that Give Forever," through Jan. 16. constellationart.com

June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland: "Pressing on II: 20 Printmakers," through Saturday. 699-5083.

Greenhut Galleries, Portland: "The Holiday Show," through Jan. 18. greenhutgalleries.com

Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: "Fancy Food Chains," art by Jada Fitch, through Monday. 253-6808.

Harmon's & Barton's Gallery, Portland: "Bringing Art Home for the Holidays Part II: Fine Art and Giftables in Wood," through Monday. harmonsbartons.com

Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: "Something Old, Something New," still-life photographs by Alan Sockloff and David Wade, through Saturday. addisonwoolley.com

Fore Street Gallery, Portland: "Streets of Portland," paintings by Paul Black, through Jan. 7. 874-8084.

Macpage LLC, South Portland: "Abstract," mixed-media collages, sculptures, photographs and paintings from 36 Maine artists, through Jan. 25. macpage.com

Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: "Holiday Offerings: Pottery, Glass and Paintings," new work by glass artist Keith Weiskamp, potter Richard Boyd and painter Wyn Foland, through Sunday. richardboydpottery.com

Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: Painters Veronica Cross and Louise Bourne, through Jan. 13. elizabethmossgalleries.com

DaVinci Experience Art Gallery, Falmouth: "Bright Beginnings," paintings, photography and ceramics by established local artists and emerging artists, through Jan. 12. davinciexperience.com

Freeport Historical Society Harrington House: "Buttons, Rum and Rakes: Freeport's Mercantile Past," through March. freeporthistoricalsociety.org

Gallery Framing, Brunswick: Maine 10 Art Group holiday show, through Friday. 729-1851.

Whatnot Gallery, Spindleworks, Brunswick: "Winter Wonderland," latest artwork and goods, through Jan. 4.

Maine Fiberarts, Topsham: "Tools to Equip the Shaman for Night Travels," art installation by Susan Mills, through Feb. 15. mainefiberarts.org

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